List of chancellors of the Queen's University Belfast

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A list of chancellors of Queen's University Belfast and its predecessor Queen's College, Belfast.

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Portrait Chancellor
(Birth–Death)
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President of Queen's College, Belfast
The Reverend
Pooley Shuldman Henry
(1801–1881)
1845 – 1879 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
Josias Leslie Porter Hooke (cropped).jpg The Reverend
Josias Leslie Porter
(1823–1889)
1879 – 1889 United Kingdom
[1]
The Reverend
Thomas Hamilton
(1842–1926)
1889 – 1908 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast
Lord Shaftsbury (cropped).jpg The Rt Hon.
The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
(1869–1961)
1908 – 1923 United Kingdom (England)
  • Military Officer
  • Aristocrat
[1]
Charles 7th Marquess of Londonderry by John Lavery.jpg The Most Hon.
The 7th Marquess of Londonderry
(1878–1949)
1923 – 1949 United Kingdom
  • Aristocrat
  • Politician
[1]
1st Viscount Alanbrooke 1943.jpg Field Marshal
The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
(1883–1963)
1949 – 1963 United KingdomFrance
  • Military Officer
[1]

Sir Tyrone Guthrie
(1900–1971)
1963 – 1970 United Kingdom
  • Theatrical Director
[1]
The Rt Hon.
The Baron Ashby
(1904–1992)
1970 – 1983 United Kingdom (England)
  • Botanist
[1]

Sir Rowland Wright
(1915–1991)
1984 – 1991 United Kingdom (England) [1] [2]

Sir David Orr
(1922–2008)
1992 – 1998 United KingdomRepublic of Ireland
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
[2]
George Mitchell 1980.jpg The Honorable
George J. Mitchell
(b. 1933)
1999 – 2009 United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
[2]
Kamalesh Sharma January 2015.jpg Kamalesh Sharma
(b. 1941)
2009 – 2015 British RajIndia
  • Diplomat
[3]
Thomas J. Moran
(1952–2018)
2015 – 2018 United States
  • Businessman
  • Academic Administrator
[4]
Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore 7.jpg The Honorable
Hillary Clinton
(b. 1947)
2020 – Incumbent United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
  • Lawyer
  • Writer
[5]

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References

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